EnglishNEB 2080

Do as directed: a) Combine the following sentences into a single sentence using "who": A doctor is a person. He treats patients. [2] b) Change the following sentence into passive voice: They are…

5

Do as directed: a) Combine the following sentences into a single sentence using "who":

  • A doctor is a person. He treats patients. [2] b) Change the following sentence into passive voice:
  • They are building a new bridge. [1] c) Rewrite the following sentence using the correct form of the verb in brackets:
  • If I (be) you, I would not tell a lie. [2]

Answer

a) Combine the following sentences into a single sentence using "who":

Answer: A doctor is a person who treats patients.


b) Change the following sentence into passive voice:

Answer: A new bridge is being built (by them).


c) Rewrite the following sentence using the correct form of the verb in brackets:

Answer: If I were you, I would not tell a lie.


Body

For part (a), the relative pronoun **'who'** is used to combine the two sentences into a single sentence. The sentence structure is: **A doctor is a person + who treats patients**. This maintains the meaning while making it concise.

For part (b), the passive voice is formed by using the appropriate form of **'be'** (here, **'is being'**) followed by the past participle of the main verb (**'built'**). The subject of the original sentence (**'they'**) becomes the agent (optional in passive voice).

For part (c), the correct form of the verb **'be'** in the subjunctive mood is **'were'** (not **'was'** or **'am'**) when used in hypothetical or unreal conditions. This is a standard rule in English grammar for conditional sentences.

Discussion

Loading…

More English questions

All English old questions